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Impacts of sediment on freshwater and estuarine and freshwater fish species

Sediment can affect freshwater and estuarine fish used for m­ahinga kai. This collection of fact sheets bring together existing scientific information on these effects, along…
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Dynamics of phosphorus exchange between sediment and water in a gravel-bed river

Phosphorus (P) stores in gravel-bed rivers are released for uptake by periphyton when pH levels exceed 8.5. The Tukituki River has low alkalinity water and…
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Land-Water Interoperable Models

This report summarisises the work of the Interoperable Modelling Systems for Integrated Land and Water Management programme. The programme aimed to develop an interoperable modelling…
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Lower Cost Native Restoration of Farmland: Tīmata Method Fact Sheet

This six-page fact sheet on the Tīmata Method has been developed for New Zealand land owners. The Tīmata Method, which in Māori translates to begin,…
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LandscapeDNA

The LandscapeDNA information hub gives you access to the Physiographic Environment Classification developed with funding from Our Land and Water. Interactive maps allow you to…
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Futureproofing Māori Land Trusts (video series)

Succession planning is challenging for many farms, but multi-enerational dynamics, geographically dispersed whanau, and complex governance structures add extra challenges for Māori 
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Implications of water quality policy on land use: A case study of the approach in NZ

Achieving good water quality through output controls is difficult. The New Zealand Government recently proposed enforceable bottom lines to protect ecosystem health of 1 mg…
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Nitrogen Attenuation via Benign Denitrification

Our Land and Water Symposium, August 2019
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Incentives For Data Sharing

Incentives for Data Sharing

Developing a multilateral data-sharing agreement model that increases access to data
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